IPCC report shows climate crisis impacts are “greater than many feared”, Caroline Lucas warns
28 February 2022
Responding to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [1], Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has said:
“This report sounds what should be a deafening alarm bell about the urgency of tackling the climate emergency and, in stark terms, makes clear that the impacts...Read More »
Caroline Lucas delivers letter to Rishi Sunak urging him to rid economy of fossil fuels
28 February 2022
Ahead of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget Statement, Green Party MP Caroline Lucas will personally deliver a letter to the Chancellor today [Monday 28 February] calling on him to take immediate steps to get dirty fossil fuels out of our economy and invest in the energy transition...Read More »
Government plans will make it harder for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to go to university, Greens warn
24 February 2022
The Green Party has strongly criticised Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi’s announcement of the Government’s response to the Augar Review of higher education.
Young Greens co-chair Jane Baston said,
“It is scandalous that the Government will make it much harder for students from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds...Read More »
Carla Denyer reacts to latest fuel poverty figures
24 February 2022
Responding to today’s Government figures showing that 1 in 9 households are in fuel poverty, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“Millions of households will be fearful about their energy bills, knowing that they cannot afford the vast increases in fuel costs. This is an incredibly stressful...Read More »
Green Party condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine
24 February 2022
The Green Party deplores the invasion of Ukraine and condemns the unprovoked aggression against a sovereign nation in the strongest terms. The party calls for immediate and stringent sanctions on Russia.
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“It is with unspeakable sadness that we have today witnessed...Read More »